JUSTIN BALL
Percussionist, Educator
Current Projects
The Recording Percussionist
An educational series for percussionists everywhere
who want to learn how to record audio/video.
Past Projects
Work Smarter, Not Harder
COVID-19 Pad Series
Douze Études Click Tracks
& Study Guides
Thanks so much for checking out my website!
ABOUT ME
I am currently a Graduate Teaching Assistant at The Florida State University, where I am pursuing the D.M. degree in Percussion Performance under the tutelage of Dr. John W. Parks IV. Prior to arriving at FSU, I completed the Bachelor's degree in Music Education at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, where I studied with Dr. Tommy Dobbs, and the M.M. degree in Percussion Performance at Florida State University.
I have an innate passion for teaching music. I taught for 5 years in public schools throughout Fort Smith while completing my undergraduate degree, and currently teach the freshman percussion students here at FSU. If you have time, feel free to take a look at the Teaching column below. There you'll find my current teaching philosophy as well as my teaching portfolio submitted for the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award I was recently nominated for.
My current projects include developing my first video series, creating in-depth study guides for standard solo repertoire books, and mastering the art of recording engineering. I recently began a new position as a video editor at Rhythm Monster Inc, a massive resource for learning Scottish Pipe Band Drumming.
Below, you'll find links to a variety of video series I've produced, a selection of performance
recordings, as well as a few videos of my students performing.
Enjoy!
Performance Videos
Teaching
Aside from playing, my true passion is and will always be teaching music.
I believe that the truest evaluation of a teacher is student success. I've posted a few videos below of my students performing, as well as a hyperlink to professional documents including my curriculum vitae, teaching philosophy and my teaching portfolio recently submitted in nomination for the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award at FSU.